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...tly combined tea-deal- ing with literature. It is described as “translated from the original by several hands,” but if so all Spanish flavour has enti... ...carefully with the original will have little doubt that it is a concoction from Shelton and the French of Filleau de Saint Martin, eked out by borrowi... ... Shelton and the French of Filleau de Saint Martin, eked out by borrowings from Phillips, whose mode of treat- ment it adopts. It is, to be sure, more... ... translations of “Don Quixote,” it will be seen that there are a good many people who, provided they get the mere narrative with its full complement o... ...him who makes so. The method by which Cervantes won the ear of the Spanish people ought, mutatis mutandis, to be equally effective with the great majo... ...brothers contrived to inform their family of their condition, and the poor people at Alcala at once strove to raise the ransom money, the father dispo... ...ffered, and as his term of office had expired and he was about to sail for Constantinople, taking all his slaves with him, the case of Cervantes was c... ...fleet, that regained their longed-for liberty that day. They carried me to Constantinople, where the Grand Turk, Selim, made my master general at sea ... ... he treated them, and the hatred with which they hated him. We returned to Constantinople, and the following year, seventy- three, it became known tha...

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... London Bridge at noon on a gusty April day, was almost magically detached from his con- flict with the gale by some sly strip of slipperiness, abound... ...at distinctive article of his attire. At the same time, for these friendly people about him to share the fun of the annoyance, he looked hastily brigh... ...ockney crow-word of the day, or a word that had stuck in the fellow’s head from the perusal of his pothouse newspaper columns? Furthermore, the plea o... ...ewspaper columns? Furthermore, the plea of a fall, and the plea of a shock from a fall, required to account for the triviality of the mind, were humil... ... the roar of cries and stilled it, by capping the cries in turn, until the people cheered him; and the effect of the scene upon Victor Radnor disposed... ...artly explained the successful, as- tonishing career of his friend among a people making ur- gent, if unequal, demands perpetually upon stomach and he... ...erved to Colney Durance, ‘The ladies do not understand, sir!’ For T urk of Constantinople had never a more haremed opinion of the unfitness of women i...

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...him into animation, and ever and anon chasing her little dog to extract it from be- tween his teeth. Suddenly she became aware of the presence of a sp... ...said, not without hesitation—’You have not heard when to expect your party from Madeira?’ ‘You know we cannot hear again. They were to sail by the nex... ...e’—stammered Mr. Wingfield. ‘Well,’—she said, haughtily. ‘Here is a letter from my cousin, who has a curacy in the Lake country. Your brother is at Wr... ... as he is, so fastidious about women! And yet this letter spoke decidedly. People talk of love! and Arthur is so easy, he would let himself be drawn o... ...not think how she was kept in such unconsciousness.’ ‘She knows nothing of people’s ways,’ said Arthur. ‘She knew you were all abroad, and her own fam... ...d the address, to ‘Antony Percival Fotheringham, Esquire, British Embassy, Constantinople.’ She started to find it was the surname of that lost betrot... ...undoing my own trunk.’ ‘No, no,’ said he, much diverted; ‘she never thinks people can help themselves. She was brought up to be worshipped. Those are ... ... made the journals up into a book on the Crusaders, which he has sent from Constantinople for me to get ready for pub- lication. I shall come to you f... ...ern scholar, and this had led to his becoming at- tached to the embassy at Constantinople, where John had left him on returning to England. He was the...

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...h delight. Do you understand this feeling? This breeze, which has travelled from the regions towards which I am advanc ing, gives me a foretaste of... ... I resolved on my present un dertaking. I can, even now, remember the hour from which I dedicated myself to this great enterprise. I commenced by in... ...athematics, the theory of medi cine, and those branches of physical science from which a naval adventurer might derive the greatest practical advan ... ... “I have, doubtless, excited your cu riosity, as well as that of these good people; but you are too considerate to make inquiries.” “Certainly; it wo... ...and had died on giving her birth. The infant had been placed with these good people to nurse: they were better off then. They had not been long marrie... ...r, I dare say you wish to be indulged in a little gossip concerning the good people of Geneva. The pretty Miss Mansfield has already received the cong... ...ent. He was seized and cast into prison the very day that Safie arrived from Constantinople to join him. He was tried and condemned to death. The inju... ...o the French government; he had consequently hired a vessel to convey him to Constantinople, for which city he should sail in a few hours. He intended...

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...lence, her enemies within her frontiers—all proved the great Richelieu no longer in existence. In truth, that the red simar which occupied the wonted ... ...t the red simar which occupied the wonted place was his no longer, was still more strikingly obvious from the isolation which seemed, as we have obser... ... seemed, as we have observed, more appropriate to a phantom than a living creature— from the corridors deserted by courtiers, and courts crowded with ... ... as from the distant and incessant sounds of guns fir- ing—let off, happily, without other end or aim, except to show to the guards, the Swiss troops ... ...se,” he continued, “of the parliament! Both Orleans and Montargis are ours. It will be a work of time, but those who have begun by crying out: Down wi... ...is difficulties. Discontent had long pervaded the lower ranks of society in France. Crushed and impoverished by taxation—imposed by Mazarin, whose ava... ...Artagnan with wondering eyes. “Where the devil shall I say that he is, so that he cannot try to rejoin him?” thought D’Artagnan. “Well, where is he, s...

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...ion in The Atlantic Monthly, where it began to appear in 1880. It differed from its two predecessors, however, in finding a course also open to it, fr... ...it of a Lady merely to help him out with a lame phrase; they draw him away from his small question to their own greater ones; so that, after a little,... ... flower there; and, quite as much, these fine possibilities of recovering, from some good standpoint on the ground gained, the intimate history of the... ...ving ‘story’ enough. I seem to myself to have as much as I need—to show my people, to exhibit their relations with each other; for that is all my meas... ... attendants and enter- 15 Henry James tainers who come down by train when people in the coun- try give a party; they represented the contract for car... ...ere are circumstances in which, whether you partake of the tea or not—some people of course never do,—the situation is in itself delightful. Those tha... ...ed sublime. Lord Warburton walked beside her and talked of Saint Sophia of Constantinople; she feared for instance that he would end by calling at- te... ...t she herself had always been consumed with the desire to visit Athens and Constantinople. The two ladies accordingly embarked on this expedition, and...

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...s not true.” —Hackluyt “Whale. ... Sw. and Dan. Hval. This animal is named from roundness or rolling; for in Dan. Hvalt is arched or vaulted.” —W ebst... ...ed or vaulted.” —W ebster’ s Dictionary “Whale. ... It is more immediately from the Dut. and Ger. wallen; a.s. walw-ian, to roll, to wallow.” —Richard... ..., however authentic, in these extracts, for veritable gospel cetology. Far from it. As touching the ancient authors generally, as well as the poets he... ...— Montgomery’ s World before the Flood. “Io! Paean! Io! sing. To the finny people’s king. Not a mightier whale than this In the vast Atlantic is; Not ... ...me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knock- ing people’s hats off—then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I c... ...d deal rather not sleep with your own brother. I don’t know how it is, but people like to be private when they are sleeping. And when it comes to slee... ...his hunter, even as a white-bearded Mufti in the thronged thoroughfares of Constantinople? Y es. For the peculiar snow-white brow of Moby Dick, and hi... ... In the sixth Christian century lived Procopius, a Christian magistrate of Constantinople, in the days when Justinian was Emperor and Belisarius gener... ...tory of his, Procopius mentions that, during the term of his prefecture at Constantinople, a great sea-mon- ster was captured in the neighboring Propo...

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... use it more often, it was only indifference and ennui which prevented him from so doing. He therefore allowed Valentine to go into the garden, sent a... ... invalid still retained that vacancy of expression which prevented his son from obtaining any knowledge of the feelings which were passing in his mind... ...t, not to live in this house, for that might not be pleasant for the young people, but that you should 6 The Count of Monte Cristo live with them; so... ...ave recourse to another.” She then recited all the letters of the alphabet from A down to N. When she arrived at that letter the paralytic made her un... ...he home depart- ment, or of the observatory?” “Oh, no; I should find there people who would force me to under- stand things of which I would prefer to... ...to tell you. Ah, really this is magnificent! But tell me, count, will your people take care of my horse?” “Do not alarm yourself, my dear Maximilian —... ...the opera with a young and lovely woman.” “She is a slave whom I bought at Constantinople, madame, the daughter of a prince. I have adopted her as my ... ...ce of my having bought her one day, as I was passing through the market at Constantinople.” “Wonderful! Really, my dear count, you seem to throw a sor... ...g down, she thought she recognized the French officer who had been sent to Constantinople, and in whom my father placed so much confidence; for he kne...

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...not true.” Hackluyt. “WHALE. * * * Sw. and Dan. hval. This animal is named from roundness or rolling; for in Dan. hvalt is arched or vaulted.” Webster... ...ed or vaulted.” Webster’s Dictionary. “WHALE. * * * It is more immediately from the Dut. and Ger. Wallen; A.S. Walw ian, to roll, to wallow.” Richards... ...how ever authentic, in these extracts, for veritable gospel cetology. Far from it. As touching the ancient authors generally, as well as the poets he... ...ked fangs.” Montgomery’s Pelican Island. “Io! Paean! Io! sing, To the finny people’s king. Not a mightier whale than this In the vast Atlantic is; Not ... ...t me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people’s hats off — then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I... ...d deal rather not sleep with your own brother. I don’t know how it is, but people like to be private when they are sleeping. And when it comes to slee... ...his hunter, even as a white bearded Mufti in the thronged thoroughfares of Constantinople? No. For the peculiar snow white brow of Moby Dick, and his ... ...tory of his, Procopius mentions that, during the term of his prefecture at Constantinople, a great sea monster was captured in the neighboring Propont...

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...s; when there were two kings in Spain employed perpetually in running away from one an- other; when there was a queen in England, with such rogues for... ...en Mrs. Masham had not yet put Madam Marlborough’s nose out of joint; when people had their ears cut off for writing very meek political pamphlets; an... ...ay be urged, and each is excellent, yet we intend to take a few more pages from the “Old Bailey Calendar,” to bless the public with one more draught f... ... occupied very much in the same manner with Farquhar’s heroes. They roamed from Warwick to Stratford, and from Stratford to Birmingham, per- suading t... ... I’ve been to Stratford fair, and to W arwick many a time; and there’s two people who have offered to marry me, and ever so many who want to, and I wo... ...lliam of Nassau;” the Corporal joking and laugh- ing with all the grown-up people. The women, in spite of Mr. Brock’s age, his red nose, and a certain... ... would be of no consequence; and he might go to Highgate, to Edinburgh, to Constantinople, nay, down a well, and no soul would care to ask whither he ...

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...ich was seen on the ad- dresses of his letters, and which he never omitted from his signature, as the last letter of the alphabet, suggested some myst... ... houses where there is a winding staircase quite at the back lighted below from the street, higher up by borrowed lights, and at the top by a skylight... ... left there by our visi- tors or ourselves. A pair of calico curtains hung from the brass window rods, and on each side of the window was a small book... ...ew gold pieces. My friend, too, had some Turkish tobacco brought home from Constantinople by a sailor, and he gave me quite as much as we had taken fr... ...d men and things in five capitals— London, Berlin, Vienna, Petersburg, and Constantinople. No man was better informed than he as to the rules of the C... ... it emancipation. It will always remember the young representatives of the people and the young army leaders! The imprudence of the Gov- ernment is on...

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...PREF PREF PREF PREFA A A A ACE CE CE CE CE THE IDEA of this tale was taken from The Mariners’ Chronicle, compiled by a person named Scott early in the... ...ntry in a war with England, France, and Austria, the Count was transferred from the Spanish Embassy to that of Sweden, and sent for his wife and two e... ...h. The imbecility of the Abbe is merely 4 A Modern Telemachus a deduction from his helplessness, but of course this may have been caused by illness. ... ...s life in banishment, and think of our dear home and 19 Yo n g e our poor people, I am tempted to wonder whether it were indeed a duty, or whether th... ...man, with keen eyes, and a sort of sparkle of manner, and power of setting people at ease, that made her the more charming the older she grew. An expe... ...lysse to his sister. ‘See, what are they doing?’ cried Estelle. ‘There are people— don’t you see, white specks crowding down to the water.’ There was ... ... had not only made his pilgrimage to Mecca more than once, but had been at Constantinople, and likewise at T unis and Tripoli; thus, with powers both ...

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...ands which men devout By testament have given to the church Would they strip from us; being valued thus: As much as would maintain, to the king’s hono... ... sports, And never noted in him any study, Any retirement, any sequestration From open haunts and popularity. ELY: The strawberry grows underneath th... ... some certain dukedoms And generally to the crown and seat of France Derived from Edward, his great grandfather. ELY: What was the impediment that br... ...e honey bees, Creatures that by a rule in nature teach The act of order to a peopled kingdom. They have a king and officers of sorts; Where some, like... ...e ashore. Therefore, you men of Harfleur, Take pity of your town and of your people, Whiles yet my soldiers are in my command; Whiles yet the cool and... ...us not live in France; let us quit all And give our vineyards to a barbarous people. DAUPHIN: O Dieu vivant! shall a few sprays of us, The emptying o... ...nd Saint George, compound a boy, half French, half English, that shall go to Constantinople and take the Turk by the beard? shall we not? what sayest ...

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...own, the rest those of boys who were schoolmates of mine. Huck Finn is drawn from life; Tom Sawyer also, but not from an indi vidual — he is a combi... ...s new interest was a valued novelty in whistling, which he had just acquired from a negro, and he was suffering to practise it undisturbed. It consis... ...d each other. Presently they were shoulder to shoulder. Tom said: “Get away from here!” “Go away yourself!” “I won’t.” “I won’t either.” So they stoo... ...alf wanted to hear him roar, and were half afraid he might, too. He was from Constantinople, twelve miles away — so he had travelled, and seen the wor... ...t ten the cracked bell of the small church began to ring, and presently the people began to gather for the morning sermon. The Sunday school children... ...ver. Tom eyed it, and longed for it; but it was safe out of his reach. Other people uninter ested in the sermon found relief in the beetle, and they ... ...wing with unimaginable splendor. How his name would fill the world, and make people shudder! How gloriously he would go plowing the dancing seas, in h... ...ade the aching voids between ache the harder. Becky Thatcher was gone to her Constantinople home to stay with her parents during vacation — so there w...

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...O CTOBER, 1829, Monsieur Simon Babylas Latournelle, notary, was walking up from Havre to Ingouville, arm in arm with his son and accompanied by his wi... ...nice,” the notary looked about to see if any one could overhear him either from the terrace above or the path beneath, and when he spoke he lowered hi... ...of the su- preme court, feels that her birth authorizes her to claim issue from a parliamentary family. This conviction explains why the lady, who is ... ...Modeste Mignon the habitual companions of Modeste Mignon, for, at her age, people and things have as much influence upon the future life as a person’s... ...de La Bastie, now citizen Mignon, found it more wholesome to cut off other people’s heads than to let his own be cut off. The sham ter- rorist disappe... ...ing day at dawn he accompanied his master on board the “Modeste” bound for Constantinople. There, on the poop of the vessel, the Breton said to the Pr... ...with admiration for that Mon- sieur Hugo. I’m sure I don’t know where such people” (Vic- tor Hugo, Lamartine, Byron being such people to the Ma- dame ...

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... narrative will answer these questions to some readers. One thing resulted from this first reading of the Bible: Louis went all over Montoire begging ... ...ncle, the parish priest of Mer, an- other small town on the Loire, not far from Blois. This ar- rangement at once satisfied Louis’ passion for knowled... ...ch persistent study to be injurious. How admirable is a mother’s instinct! From that time reading was in Louis a sort of appetite which noth- ing coul... ...idols are conceived? And are not the super- natural beings before whom the people tremble the personi- fication of their feelings and their magnified ... ... character of the primitive ideas of that horde called by its lawgiver the people of God, no doubt to secure its unity, and perhaps also to induce it ... ... the making of a fortune. Any mercantile venture, any need for using other people’s money would bring me to grief, and I should be ruined. Though I ha... ...e to Baalbek, from Tadmor to Carthage, from Carthage to Rome, from Rome to Constantinople, from Constantinople to Venice, from Venice to Spain, from S...

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...the reflection that an af- fectionate farewell might help to exonerate him from the charge of neglect frequently preferred by this lady. It was not th... ...on her marriage, he had seemed to feel the upward sweep of the empty bough from which the golden fruit had been plucked, and had then and there accept... ... Mallet imagined there was a private reason for it—a reason quite distinct from her pleasure in receiving her honored kins- man. The next day he flatt... ...me. Every one assures me that this is a peculiar refinement of bliss; most people talk about Rome in the same way. It is evidently only a sort of idea... ...uff in him.” “He ‘s a strange being,” said Cecilia, musingly. “Who are his people? what has been his education?” Rowland asked. “He has had no educati... ...ofession which consists exclusively, as she supposes, in making figures of people without their clothes on. Sculpture, to her mind, is an insidious fo... ...ll. “And I should like, by the same token,” he added, “to go to Athens, to Constantinople, to Damascus, to the holy city of Benares, where there is a ...

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...e is no doubt that earth and stones were frequently brought by cru- saders from the Holy Land with a view to the hallowing of their own tombs. The aut... ...of all inevitable faults, this style of composition does tend to fix young people’s interest and attention on the scenes it treats of, and to vivify t... ... characters it describes; and if this sketch at all tends to prepare young people’s minds to look with sympathy and appreciation on any of the great c... ...Leonillo bounded forward to meet a stout hardy forester, who was advancing from the opposite end of the glade. This was a man of the largest and most ... ...ar these tidings?” inquired the boy, chang- ing his mood to a graver one. “From the monk to whom you confessed a fortnight back. Did you let him know ... ...s to the noble temper that actuated him in his championship of the English people, they became mere lawless rebels—fiercely profiting by his elevation... ... forces on the un- fortunate Michael Palaeologos, who had lately recovered Constantinople, the Empire that Charles hoped to win for himself, the favou...

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...y University. THE TRAGICAL HISTORY OF DOCTOR FAUSTUS BY CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE FROM THE QUARTO OF 1616. EDITED BY THE REV. ALEXANDER DYCE. The Tragicall... ...our, of DARIUS, and of HELEN. Chorus. THE TRAGICAL HISTORY OF DOCTOR FAUSTUS FROM THE QUARTO OF 1616. Enter CHORUS. CHORUS. Not marching in the ... ...; I’ll levy soldiers with the coin they bring, And chase the Prince of Parma from our land, And reign sole king of all the provinces; Yea, stranger en... ...y the Emperor. POPE. We will depose the Emperor for that deed, And curse the people that submit to him: Both he and thou shall stand excommunicate, An... ...ely legions of infernal rule, How am I vexed by these villains’ charms! From Constantinople have they brought me now, Only for pleasure of these damne...

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...e originated. In such mouths I might have coupled it with an apt quotation from one of Shakespeare’s sonnets: “My nature is subdued To what it works i... ...true, and within the truth. The case of Gridley is in no essential altered from one of actual occurrence, made public by a dis interested person who ... ...on who was professionally acquainted with the whole of the monstrous wrong from beginning to end. At the present moment (August, 1853) there is a suit... ...the toes and fingers of his shivering little ‘prentice boy on deck. Chance people on the bridges peep ing over the parapets into a nether sky of fog,... ...ses. Innumerable children have been born into the cause; innumerable young people have married into it; innumerable old people have died out of it. Sc... ...pleasantry that particularly tickled the maces, bags, and purses. How many people out of the suit Jarndyce and Jarndyce has stretched forth its unwhol... ... too, is roaming, with a characteristic delight in aridity and dust, about Constantinople. Other dispersed fragments of the same great palladium are t...